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Better Buildings : Learning from buildings in use, Paperback / softback Book

Better Buildings : Learning from buildings in use Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Despitean increasing demand for energy-efficient design, it is generally accepted thatarchitects rarely return to their creations to ensure that they are performingas intended: to talk to users, observe how the buildings work and have beenadapted, and whether the environments created are enjoyable places to be in.

Whilemost building professionals recognise the value of follow-through andinvolvement after handover, there are many perceived barriers to undertakingthis work in practice.

This book provides a bold vision for how some of theseperceived barriers can be overcome. BetterBuildingsprovides architects with the inspiration and tools they need to deliver trulysustainable design.

Through essays and illustrated case studies, this essentialbook explores how sustainable buildings are occupied and work and sheds lighton the methods used to observe this.

It illustrates that in observing buildingperformance in-use, sustainable architecture has moved beyond simply creatingbeautiful spaces, to deliver on the low-energy performances promised. 

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